Man shot during robbery

Thursday

Jun 12, 2014 at 10:23 AM

A man was shot in the chin Wednesday night after a stranger tried robbing him, Wilmington police said.

Wilmington | A man was shot in the chin Wednesday night after a stranger tried robbing him, Wilmington police said.Police responded to the 1200 block of Dahlia Court at 9:17 p.m. Wednesday after receiving reports of the attempted robbery, Cpl. Leslie Irving said.Irving said Robert Thomas Bateman, 29, and an unidentified female were there looking for someone when the robber approached them.The man brandished a small-caliber revolver and demanded Bateman and the female give him everything they had. Instead of complying, Bateman began driving away.When the robber started shooting, Bateman was hit in the chin and the bullet went through his jaw, Irving said.Bateman drove himself to New Hanover Regional Medical Center for treatment of his injuries.The shooting remains under investigation.